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stipend

noun

ˈstī-ˌpend

Definition of stipend

as in salary

the money paid regularly to a person for labor or services the stipend you'll receive as an intern will just barely cover your housing costs

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Recent Examples of stipend Project Homecoming, a $915 million initiative, offers free flights and stipends of up to $2,600 to immigrants who leave through the CBP Home app. — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Inside the company, leaders launched an emergency response plan for workers whose lives had been upended, including immediate financial stipends, emergency housing assistance and around-the-clock support resources. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 The program manages employee product benefit allocations, such as athletic apparel allotment and stipend programs. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 One study found that only 10% of California drivers are receiving the healthcare stipend that the law established. — Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stipend

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Singletary took a pay cut to the minimum salary to stay this offseason, and then earned his spot on the roster.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
The salary for a probationary officer — who usually graduates from the police academy after half a year — starts at $63,000 but jumps to $111,000, plus benefits after four and a half years of service, per the department’s 2026 pay schedule.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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The district also provided only hourly wages for some employees and annual pay for others, hence the two separate pay columns in our database.

— Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Over the course of 23 bargaining sessions, the union and district representatives have negotiated on class size, wages and Special Education resources, among 57 total proposals.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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